Cademan, Sir Thomas (d. 1651). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1603-5). [Boas, University Drama, 401 (1914); Venn, ACant i, 279 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Caius, Thomas (d.1572; fl. 1525-72). Translator of Euripides from Greek to Latin. [DTRB, 246, 418 (1984)]

Calfhill, James (c.1530-1570). Playwright. [ES iii, 239]

Camby, Captain. Actor(?). [JCS ii, 398]

Campion, Edmund (1540-81). Latin playwright (at Prague). [Annals, 221 (1989); DLB 167: 13 (1996)]

Campion, Thomas (1567-1620). Masque writer. [ES iii, 239; JCS iii, 104; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 132 (1981); Eccles, Authors, 21 (1982); Lindley, Thomas Campion (1986); Davis, Thomas Campion (1987); DLB 58: 37 (1987); Wills, 119 (1993); DLB 172, 38 (1996); Grove iv, 888 (2001)]

Cane, Andrew (1589?-c.1658) (Cain, Caue, De Caine, Kane, Kayne, Kein, Keyne, Keynes, Rayne). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's; Palsgrave's 1622; Prince Charles' (II) 1631-42; Red Bull 1650). [Nungezer, 82; JCS ii, 398; Bentley, 'Prince Charles's Company' (1978); Ingram, 'Arthur Savill' (1983); Bawcutt, 'Documents of the Salisbury Court Theater', 181-4 (1997)]

Candler, James (fl. 1568-69). Actor (at Ipswich). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 82; Redstone, 'Ipswich', 266]

Cantrell, Thomas (d. 1636). Actor in academic plays (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant i, 289 (1922); REED Cambridge, 960 (1989)]

Capon, John (fl. 1649-52). Actor (London). [Rollins, 'Commonwealth Drama', 306-7 (1921); JCS ii, 401]

Carew, Sir Peter (d. 1581; fl. 1566-79). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Foster, AOx, 237 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]

Carew, Thomas (c.1595-1640) (Carewe, Carey, Carie, Cary). Masque writer, playwright(?). [Dunlap, Poems of Thomas Carew (1949); JCS iii, 104; Sadler, Thomas Carew (1979); DLB 126: 42 (1993); Raylor, 'Essex House Masque', 226-7 (1998)]

Carey, Elizabeth Tanfield, Viscountess Falkland (1586-1639). Playwright. (Wife of Henry Carey (II); mother of Victoria Carey) [Peerage v, 240 (1926); Pearse, 'Elizabeth Cary' (1977); Weller and Ferguson, Tragedy of Mariam (1994); Wright, Tragedy of Mariam (1996); Beilin, Redeeming Eve (1987); Lewalski, Writing Women in Jacobean England, 179 (1993); Cerasano and Wynne-Davies, Renaissance Drama by Women, 43 (1996)]

Carey, Elizabeth. See Eure, Elizabeth Spencer Carey.

Carey, George, 2nd Baron Hunsdon (1547-1603). Patron (Lord Hunsdon's 1596-97; Lord Chamberlain's 1597-1603), Lord Chamberlain (1597-1603). (Son of Henry Carey; husband of Elizabeth Spencer Carey Eure) [Chambers, 'Lords Chamberlain', 39 (1907); ES ii, 192; Peerage vi, 629 (1926); Hasler, House of Commons i, 547 (1981); REED Norwich, 359 (1984); Gurr, Playing Companies, 282 (1996)]

Carey, Giles. See Gary, Giles.

Carey, Henry (I), 1st Baron Hunsdon (c.1524-1596). Patron (Lord Hunsdon's 1564-67, 1575-85; Lord Chamberlain's 1585-88, 1594-96), Lord Chamberlain (1585-96). (Father of George Carey; cousin of Queen Elizabeth I; father-in-law of Charles Howard; grandfather of William Howard (II)) [Chambers, 'Lords Chamberlain', 39 (1907); ES ii, 192; Peerage vi, 627 (1926); Rowse, Eminent Elizabethans, 153 (1983); Gurr, 'Three Reluctant Patrons' (1993); Gurr, Playing Companies, 278 (1996)]

Carey, Henry (II), 1st Viscount Falkland (1576-1633). Possible performer in masques (Lord Hay's Masque, 1607; Caversham Entertainment, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614), but masquer may be a different Henry Carey. (Husband of Elizabeth Tanfield Carey; father of Victoria Carey; nephew of Frances Knyvet Bevill Manners) [ES iii, 393; Peerage v, 239 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons i, 549 (1981); Weller and Ferguson, Tragedy of Mariam (1994); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995); Wright, Tragedy of Mariam (1996)]

Carey, Robert, 1st Earl of Monmouth (c.1560-1639). Performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Son of Henry Carey (I); brother of George Carey) [Peerage ix, 58 (1936); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons i, 550 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Carey, Sophia (fl. 1631-2). Performer in masques (Chloridia, 1631; Tempe Restored, 1632). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 508 (1969); Lindley, Court Masques, 165 (1995)]

Carey, Thomas (d. 1635). Performer in masque (The Fortunate Isles and Their Union, 1625). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950)]

Carey, Victoria (b. 1620?). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632; Temple of Love, 1635; Luminalia, 1638; Salmacida Spolia, 1640). (Daughter of Henry Carey (II) and Elizabeth Tanfield Carey) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 309 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 630 (1876); Weller and Ferguson, Tragedy of Mariam, 180 (1994); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Carie, Giles. See Gary, Giles.

Carle (fl. 1537). French playwright in London. [DTRB, 200, 412 (1984)]

Carlell, Lodowick (c.1602-75) (Carlel, Carliell, Carlile, Carlill). Playwright. [JCS iii, 111; Ruoff, 'Lost Manuscript' (1955); Toynbee and Isham, 'Lodowick Carlell' (1955); Toynbee and Isham, 'Family Connections' (1955); Ruoff, 'Carlell's Passionate Lovers' (1956); Ruoff, 'Lodowick Carlell after 1660' (1957); Duncan-Jones, 'Two Osmond Plays' (1961); DLB 58: 45 (1987); Wills, 218 (1993)]

Carleton, Nicholas (c.1570?-1630). Musician, Paul's chorister (1582). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 85; Grove v, 150 (2001)]

Carleton, Thomas (fl. 1614-25) (alias Thomas Medcalf). Latin playwright. [JCS iii, 125]

Carlisle, Countess. See Hay, Lucy Percy.

Carlisle, Earl of. See Hay, James (I) (1622-36); Hay, James (II) (1636-60).

Carlisle, Thomas (fl. 1628-40). Actor in academic plays (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant i, 293 (1922); REED Cambridge, 960-1 (1989)]

Carnarvon, Countess. See Dormer, Anna Sophia Herbert.

Carnarvon, Earl. See Dormer, Robert (1628-43).

Carpenter, William (d. 1625; fl. 1611-25). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1611; Prince Charles' (I) 1619-25). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 85; JCS ii, 401; Wills, 232 (1993)]

Carr, Anne (Anne Carr Russell) (1615-84). Performer in masque (Temple of Love, 1635). (Daughter of Robert Carr (II) and Frances Howard Devereaux Carr; wife of William Russell) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 308 (1872); Peerage ii, 80 (1912)]

Carr, Frances Howard Devereaux, Countess of Essex (1590-1632). Performer in masques (Masque of Queens, 1609; Tethys' Festival, 1610). (Daughter of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; sister of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI); wife of Robert Devereaux (II) and Robert Carr (II); mother of Anne Carr; niece of Philip Howard) [ES iii, 383; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 442 (1950); Peerage xii.1, 67-8 (1953); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 141 (1969); Lindley, Court Masques, 275 (1995)]

Carr, John (fl. 1631). Actor (Players of the Revels). [Nungezer, 86; JCS ii, 402]

Carr, Robert (I), 1st Earl of Ancram (c.1578-1654). Performer in masques (Golden Age Restored, 1616; Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618). [Peerage i, 131 (1910); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Carr, Robert (II), 1st (6th) Earl of Somerset (c.1577-1645). Performer in masque (Mercury Vindicated, 1615). (Husband of Frances Howard Devereaux Carr; father of Anne Carr; father-in-law of William Russell) [ES iii, 389; Peerage xii.1, 66 (1953)]

Cart, John (fl. 1625). Playwright(?). [JCS iii, 126]

Cartley, Sir Thomas (fl. 1573-4). Patron. (possibly misprint for Sir Thomas Berkeley) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 80 (1910); REED Devon, 472 (1986)]

Cartwright, George (fl. 1650). Playwright. [Venn, ACant i, 302 (1922); Annals, 221 (1989)]

Cartwright, Thomas (fl. 1621-32). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant i, 303 (1922); REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]

Cartwright, William (I) (fl. 1598-1636). Actor (Admiral's-Prince Henry's-Palsgrave's 1598-1624; King and Queen of Bohemia's; Red Bull-King's; King's Revels; Queen Henrietta's 1635). (Father of William Cartwright (II)) [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 86; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 53 (1931); JCS ii, 402; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968)]

Cartwright, William (II) (c.1606-86). Actor (Norwich 1635; Queen Henrietta's 1635-40; London 1648; Red Bull 1659; King's 1660-82; United Company 1682-85). (Son of William Cartwright (I)) [Nungezer, 87; Boswell, 'Young Mr. Cartwright' (1929); JCS ii, 404; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968); Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972); George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans iii, 89 (1975); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 493, 498, 501 (1991); Wills, 225, 238 (1993)]

Cartwright, William (III) (1611-43). Poet, playwright. [Evans, Henry Lawes (1941); Evans, William Cartwright (1951); JCS iii, 126; Evans, 'Cartwright's Debt to Lawes' (1968); DLB 126: 55 (1993)]

Carver, William (fl. 1624). Attendant for King's Men. [Nungezer, 89; JCS ii, 405]

Cary. See Carey.

Cary, Giles. See Gary, Giles.

Casse, Edmund (c.1582-1619<). Actor in academic plays (St. John's, Cambridge, 1597-1606). [Boas, University Drama, 398 (1914); Venn, ACant i, 305 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951 (1989)]

Casse, Robert (fl. 1650). Actor (Germany). [JCS ii, 406]

Castilion, Douglas (c.1574-1632). Playwright. [Foster, AOx, 249 (1891); Annals, 211, 221 (1989)]

Castle, Thomas (fl. 1608-1610). Actor. [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 89; JCS ii, 405]

Caters (fl. 1535). Leader of boy actors in Midsummer Show (1535). [Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 26 (1954)]

Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (1485-1536). Patron (Queen's 1528-32). (Wife of Arthur, Prince of Wales and Henry VIII; mother of Mary I) [DTRB, 378 (1984)]

Catherine Howard, Queen of England (c.1522-42). Patron (Queen's 1541). (Wife of Henry VIII; sister of Sir George Howard) [DTRB, 378 (1984)]

Catherine Parr, Queen of England (1512-48). Patron (Queen's 1543-48). (Wife of Henry VIII and Thomas Seymour) [Martienssen, Queen Katherine Parr (1973); DTRB, 378 (1984); DLB 136: 264 (1994)]

Cattanes (fl. 1603). Actor (Worcester's 1603). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 89]

Caue, Andrew. See Cane, Andrew.

Cavallerizzo, Claudio (fl. 1576). Actor (Italian). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 89]

Cavendish, Anne. See Rich, Anne Cavendish.

Cavendish, Charles (1620-43). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632; Coelum Britannicum, 1634). [Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Cavendish, Elizabeth. See Brackley, Elizabeth.

Cavendish, Elizabeth Cecil, (c.1620-89). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632; Luminalia, 1638; both as Lady Elizabeth Cecil). (Daughter of William Cecil (II) and Catherine Howard Cecil; sister of Charles Cecil and Diana Cecil Vere Bruce; wife of William Cavendish (III); granddaughter of Robert Cecil and Thomas Howard (III)) [Grosart, Luminalia, 630 (1876); Peerage iv, 341 (1916); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Cavendish, Jane (Jane Cavendish Cheney) (1621-69). Playwright, poet. (Daughter of William Cavendish (II) and Margaret Lucas Cavendish; sister of Elizabeth Brackley) [Bickley, Cavendish Family (1911); Starr, 'The Concealed Fansyes' (1931); Ezell, 'To Be Your Daughter in Your Pen' (1988); Randall, Winter Fruit, 321-6 (1995); Cerasano and Wynne-Davies, Renaissance Drama by Women, 127-30 (1996)]

Cavendish, Margaret Lucas, Duchess of Newcastle (1624-74). Playwright. (Wife of William Cavendish (II); stepmother of Jane Cavendish and Elizabeth Brackley) [Bickley, Cavendish Family (1911); Grant, Mary the First (1957); Randall, Winter Fruit, 327-36 (1995)]

Cavendish, Mr. (fl. 1585-86). Patron. [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 80 (1910); REED Coventry, 313 (1981)]

Cavendish, William (I), Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, 1st (2nd) Earl of Devonshire (1552-1626). Patron (Lord Cavendish's 1608-11). (Uncle of William Cavendish (II); brother-in-law of Gilbert Talbot (I); grandfather of William Cavendish (III)) [Peerage iv, 339 (1916); REED Coventry 373, 376 (1981)]

Cavendish, William (II), Viscount Mansfield, Baron Ogle, and Earl, Marquis, and Duke of Newcastle (1593-1676) (Candigis, Candishe). Playwright, performer in masque (Love's Welcome at Bolsover, 1634). (Husband of Margaret Lucas Cavendish; father of Jane Cavendish and Elizabeth Brackley; nephew of William Cavendish (I); grandson of Cuthbert Ogle) [Bickley, Cavendish Family (1911); Peerage ix, 521 (1936); JCS iii, 142; Randall, Winter Fruit, 327-36 (1995); Lindley, Court Masques, 278 (1995)]

Cavendish, William (III), 3rd (4th) Earl of Devonshire (1617-84). Performer in masques (Coelum Britannicum, 1634; Britannia Triumphans, 1638; Luminalia, 1638). (Husband of Elizabeth Cecil Cavendish; brother-in-law of Charles Cecil; son-in-law of William Cecil (II); grandson of William Cavendish (I)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Peerage iv, 341 (1916); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]

Cawarden, Sir Thomas (>1514-1559). Master of the Revels and Tents (1544-59). [Bergeron, 'Elizabeth's Coronation Entry' (1978); Hasler, House of Commons i, 569 (1981); Bindoff, House of Commons i, 600 (1982); DTRB, 204 (1984); Streitberger, 'Revels 1541-1559' (1986); Wills, 39 (1993); Streitberger, Court Revels, 161ff, 430-1 (1994)]

Cayne, Mr. See Cheyne, Sir Henry.

Cayworth, John (c.1594-<1637). Writer. [JCS iii, 151]

Cecil, Catherine Howard, Viscountess Cranborne, Countess of Salisbury (d. 1673). Performer in masque, as Viscountess Cranborne (Masque of Queens, 1609). Daughter of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvet Rich Howard; sister of Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI); wife of William Cecil (II); mother of Charles Cecil, Diana Cecil Vere Bruce, and Elizabeth Cecil Cavendish) [ES iii, 383; Peerage xi, 406 (1949); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 141 (1969)]

Cecil, Charles, Viscount Cranborne (1619-60). Performer in masque (Coelum Britannicum, 1634). (Son of William Cecil (II) and Catherine Howard Cecil; brother of Diana Cecil Vere Bruce and Elizabeth Cecil Cavendish; brother-in-law of William Cavendish (III); grandson of Robert Cecil and Thomas Howard (III)) [Peerage xi, 406 (1949); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Cecil, Diana. See Bruce, Diana Cecil Vere.

Cecil, Elizabeth (I). See Hatton, Elizabeth.

Cecil, Elizabeth (II). See Howard, Elizabeth Cecil.

Cecil, Elizabeth (III). See Cavendish, Elizabeth Cecil.

Cecil, Robert, 1st (15th) Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612). Royal entertainment contributor, host of Theobalds Entertainment (1607). (Son of William Cecil (I); half-brother of Thomas Cecil (I); father of William Cecil (II); brother-in-law of Edward de Vere; son-in-law of William Brooke (I)) [ES iii, 247, 392; Peerage xi, 402 (1949); Handover, Second Cecil (1959); McMillin, 'Jonson's Early Entertainments' (1968); Wren, 'Salisbury and the Blackfriars Theatre' (1970); Hasler, House of Commons i, 571 (1981); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 131 (1981); Colthorpe, 'Theobalds Entertainment' (1987); Haynes, Robert Cecil (1989)]

Cecil, Thomas (I), 1st Earl of Exeter, Baron Burghley (1542-1623). Patron (Sir Thomas Cecil's 1586-88). (Son of William Cecil; half-brother of Robert Cecil; cousin of Henry Cheke; brother-in-law of Edward de Vere; son-in-law of John Nevill) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 80 (1910); Peerage v, 216 (1926); Hasler, House of Commons i, 579 (1981); REED Norwich, 359 (1984)]

Cecil, Thomas (II) (c.1580?-1628). Latin playwright. [Venn, ACant i, 313 (1922); Annals, 222 (1989); REED Cambridge, 928 (1989)]

Cecil, William (I), 1st Baron Burghley (1521-98). Patron (Lord Burghley's 1580). (Father of Robert Cecil and Thomas Cecil (I); uncle of Henry Cheke; father-in-law of Edward de Vere) [Peerage ii, 428 (1912); Hasler, House of Commons i, 582 (1981); DTRB, 218, 412 (1984); REED Shropshire, 698 (1994)]

Cecil, William (II), 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1591-1668). Performer in masques (Lords' Masque, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613). (Son of Robert Cecil; husband of Catherine Howard Cecil; father of Charles Cecil, Diana Cecil Vere Bruce and Elizabeth Cecil Cavendish; nephew of Thomas Cecil (I); brother-in-law of Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI)) [ES iii, 242, 246; Peerage xi, 404 (1949)]

Chalenor, Ann (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239, 259 (1988)]

Chaloner, Sir Thomas (1520-85). Playwright(?). [DTRB, 146, 412 (1984); DLB 167: 20 (1996)]

Chamberlain, Lord. See Carey, Henry; Carey, George; Radcliffe, Thomas.

Chamberlain, Robert (1607-40<). Playwright. [JCS iii, 152]

Chamberlain, Thomas (fl. 1420). Play arranger. [DTRB, 170, 412 (1984)]

Chamberlaine, William (c.1619-1689) (Chamberlayne). Playwright. [JCS iii, 154; Randall, Winter Fruit, 79-81 (1995)]

Chambers, Richard (fl. 1573-92; d.1592?). Musician/minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 39 (1984)]

Chambers, William (1603?-1627?). Musician for King's Men. [Nungezer, 89; JCS ii, 406; Cutts, 'New Findings', 103 (1966)]

Chambre, Mary (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239, 259 (1988)]

Champnes, Toby (fl. 1606-14). Actor. [Venn, ACant i, 319 (1922); Eccles, 'Actors I', 44 (1991)]

Chancellor, Lord. See Egerton, Thomas.

Chandler, Daniel (fl. 1619-40). Actor in academic plays (Queens College, Cambridge 1622-31). [Venn, ACant i, 320 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956, 961 (1989)]

Chandos, Lord. See Brydges, John (1554-7); Brydges, Edmund (1557-73); Brydges, Giles (1573-94); Brydges, William (1594-1602); Brydges, Grey (1602-21); Brydges, George (1621-55).

Chapman, George (c.1560-1634). Playwright, masque writer. [ES iii, 249; Robertson, 'Early Life of George Chapman' (1945); Eccles, 'Chapman's Early Years' (1946); Butman, 'New Facts' (1951); Jacquot, George Chapman (1951); JCS iii, 155; MacLure, George Chapman (1966); Spivack, George Chapman (1967); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 697 (1971); Orbison, 'Chapman Letter' (1975); Tricomi, 'Revised Bussy D'Ambois' (1979); Tricomi, 'Two Letters' (1980); DLB 62: 3 (1987); DLB 121: 45 (1992); Schrickx, 'George Chapman' (1993)]

Chappell, John (c.1590-1632<). Boy actor (Chapel 1600-1), Latin playwright, actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1611-15). [Venn, ACant i, 324 (1922); ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 90; JCS iii, 158; REED Cambridge, 951-4 (1989); RLDE 2/14: 12 (1991)]

Charles I, King of England (Duke of York, Prince of Wales) (1600-49). Patron (Duke of York's 1608-13; Prince Charles' (I) 1613-25; King's 1625-42), performer in masques (Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618; News from the New World Discovered in the Moon, 1620; Masque of Augurs, 1622; Time Vindicated to Himself and His Honours, 1623; The Fortunate Isles and Their Union, 1625; Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631). (Son of King James and Queen Anne of Denmark; brother of Prince Henry and Lady Elizabeth; husband of Queen Henrietta Maria; father of King Charles II; brother-in-law of Frederick, Elector Palatine) [ES ii, 241; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 428 (1950); Gurr, Playing Companies, 394, 408 (1996)]

Charles II, King of England (Prince of Wales) (1630-85). Patron (Prince Charles' (II) 1631-42; King's 1660-82). (Son of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria; nephew of Lady Elizabeth and Frederick, Elector Palatine) [Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, 242 (1928); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 488-91 (1991); Gurr, Playing Companies, 437, 446 (1996)]

Chatterton (?-?). Fencer, possibly actor. [JCS ii, 406]

Chaucer, Geoffrey (c.1343-1400). Poet, playgoer(?). [Fifield, 'Chaucer the Theatre-Goer' (1967); Haskell, 'Sir Thopas' (1975)]

Chaudler, Thomas (c.1517-90). Playwright, chancellor of Oxford University. [Shoukri, Liber Apologeticus (1974); DTRB, 242, 412 (1984)]

Chauncy, Charles (1592-1672). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1618-9). [Venn, ACant i, 319 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]

Cheke, Henry (c.1548-86). Translator. (Nephew of William Cecil; cousin of Thomas Cecil (I); son-in-law of Sir Humphrey Radcliffe) [ES, iii, 262; Hasler, House of Commons i, 596 (1981)]

Cheney, Sir Henry, 1st Baron Cheney (1540-87) (Cheyne, Cheyney). Patron(?) (1564-5). [Peerage iii, 192 (1913); REED Devon, 472 (1986)]

Cheney, Jane Cavendish. See Cavendish, Jane.

Cheney, Sir Thomas, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1542-58 (1482/87-1558). Patron (Lord Warden's 1542-45). [Bindoff, House of Commons i, 634 (1982); DTRB, 379 (1984)]

Cherrington, Will (fl. c.1635?). Actor. [JCS ii, 406]

Chesham, Thomas (fl. 1610-15). Actor in academic play (Clare College, Cambridge 1614-15). [Venn, ACant i, 329 (1922); REED Cambridge, 955 (1989)]

Chesson, Thomas (fl. 1580). Actor(?). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 90]

Chester, Grenado (d. 1646; fl. 1612-38). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-13). [Venn, ACant i, 330 (1922); REED Cambridge, 953 (1989)]

Chettle, Henry (c.1560?->1607). Playwright. [ES iii, 263; Jenkins, Henry Chettle (1934); Jenkins, 'Chettle and Dekker' (1941); Thomas, 'Henry Chettle' (1948); Wright, 'Young Anthony Mundy' (1959); Wright, 'Mundy and Chettle' (1961); Wright, 'Lazarus Pyott' (1963); Eccles, Authors, 22 (1982); DLB 136: 38 (1994); Jowett, 'Notes on Henry Chettle' (1994)]

Cheyne, Sir Henry. See Cheney, Sir Henry.

Cheyne, Sir Thomas. See Cheney, Sir Thomas.

Chichester, Frances Harington, Lady Chichester (c.1583-1614). Performer in masque (Masque of Beauty, 1608). (Sister of Lucy Harington Russell; posthumous mother-in-law of Thomas Bruce) [ES iii, 378; Peerage v, 41 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950)]

Chisam, Alexander (fl. 1611). Musician in masque (Oberon, 1611). [ES iii, 385]

Chofe, Robert (fl. 1554). Chorister (Paul's 1554). [Nungezer, 90]

Cholmley, Sir Richard (c.1580-1632) (Chomley, Chamley). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1598); patron (1602-9). [Boas, University Drama, 399 (1914); Venn, ACant i, 335 (1922); Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976); Caylor, Leander, 3 (1993)]

Christmas, Gerard (Garrett) (d. 1634; fl. 1611-34). Sculptor, designer for civic pageants. (Father of John Christmas and Matthias Christmas) [Bald, 'Middleton's Civic Employments', 73 (1933); Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 94-122 (1954); Bergeron, 'Christmas Family' (1968); Bergeron, English Civic Pageantry, 252-6 (1971); Young, 'Thomas Heywood's Pageants', 134 (1988)]

Christmas, John (d. 1655). Sculptor, designer for civic pageants. (Son of Gerard Christmas; brother of Matthias Christmas) [Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 123-9 (1954); Bergeron, 'Christmas Family' (1968); Bergeron, English Civic Pageantry, 252-6 (1971); Young, 'Thomas Heywood's Pageants', 134, 144 (1988)]

Christmas, Matthias (c.1605-54). Sculptor, designer for civic pageants. (Son of Gerard Christmas; brother of John Christmas) [Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 123-9 (1954); Bergeron, 'Christmas Family' (1968); Bergeron, English Civic Pageantry, 252-6 (1971); Young, 'Thomas Heywood's Pageants', 134, 144 (1988)]

Christopherson, John (d.1558). Greek and Latin playwright at Cambridge. [Venn, ACant i, 336 (1922); Fobes, Jephthah (1928); Wagner, 'Tragedy of Iephte' (1929); Boas, 'Tragedy of Iephte' (1930); DTRB, 97, 412 (1984); REED Cambridge, 988 (1989); Norland, Drama in Early Tudor Britain, 307-18 (1995)]

Churchyard, Thomas (1520-1604). Writer for royal entertainments. [ES iii, 267; Rather, 'Career and Personality' (1960); Goldwyn, 'Biography of Thomas Churchyard' (1966); Goldwyn, 'Unpublished Manuscripts' (1967); Goldwyn, 'Thomas Churchyard's Marriages' (1967); Geimer, 'Birthdate of Thomas Churchyard' (1967); Bergeron, 'Actors', 17 (1972); Goldwyn, 'Thomas Churchyard's Pension' (1974); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 90-100 (1981); Eccles, Authors, 23 (1982); DLB 132: 73 (1993)]

Chute, Anthony (d. c.1595). Playwright(?). [ES iii, 268]

Claretus, P. (fl. 1623-35). Latin playwright. [JCS iii, 160]

Clarke, Hugh (1614?-53). Actor (Queen Henrietta's 1626-36; Ireland(?) 1637; King's 1641-48). [Nungezer, 90; JCS ii, 406; Stevenson, 'First Irish Theatre' (1942); George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974); George, 'Pre-1642 Cast Lists', 25 (1977)]

Clarke, John (d. 1624 or 1638; fl. 1608-24). Musician, boy actor(?). [Nungezer, 91; Wills, 132 (1993); BDECM, 256 (1998)]

Clarke, Matthew (fl. 1610-43). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1614-15). [Venn, ACant i, 344 (1922); REED Cambridge, 954 (1989)]

Clarke, Mary (fl. 1603). Sharer, legatee of Thomas Pope, later wife of John Edmonds. [Nungezer, 92]

Clarke, Robert (fl. 1617-29). Actor (King's 1624). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 92; JCS ii, 407]

Clarke, Roger (c.1599-1623<). Actor (Red Bull 1621-23). [Sisson, 'Notes', 26 (1942); Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 63 (1954); Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 109]

Clarke, Sill (1603<>1641). Actor. [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 91; JCS ii, 407]

Clarke, Thomas (fl. 1572). Actor (Leicester's 1572). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 92]

Clavell, John (1601-43). Playwright. [JCS iii, 161; Lawless and Pafford, 'John Clavell' (1957); Pafford, 'John Clavell' (1986)]

Clay, Henry (fl. 1614-26). Actor (King's 1624). [Nungezer, 92; JCS ii, 407; Eccles, 'Actors I', 44 (1991)]

Clay, Nathaniel (fl. 1615-30). Actor. [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 92; JCS ii, 408; Wills, 100-1]

Clayton, Richard (I) (d. 1612; fl. 1572-1612). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 396 (1914); Venn, ACant i, 336 (1922)]

Clayton, Richard (II) (d. 1634). Actor (Palsgrave's 1624). [Nungezer, 93; JCS ii, 408]

Clement, William (fl. 1550). Actor. [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 93]

Clerke, George (fl. 1516-23). Playwright (in Thame). [DTRB, 273, 412 (1984)]

Cleveland, John (1613-58). Poet, playwright(?). [JCS iii, 165; Jacobus, John Cleveland (1975); DLB 126: 62 (1993)]

Clifford, Anne (Anne Clifford Sackville Herbert) (1590-1676). Performer in masques (Masque of Beauty, 1608; Masque of Queens, 1609; Caversham Entertainment, 1613). (Daughter of George Clifford; wife of Richard Sackville (I) and Philip Herbert; niece of Philip Wharton (I)) [Peerage iv, 424 (1916); Williamson, Lady Anne Clifford (1922); ES iii, 380; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Clifford, George, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605). Patron (Cumberland's 1594-1600); royal entertainment contributor. (Father of Anne Clifford Sackville Herbert; uncle of Henry Clifford; son-in-law of Francis Russell (I); brother-in-law of Henry Stanley and Philip Wharton; uncle of Ferdinando and William Stanley; cousin of Henry Scrope) [Peerage iii, 568 (1913); Williamson, George, Third Earl of Cumberland (1920); ES iii, 268; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 129, 145 (1981); Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 18 (1983); REED Devon, 477 (1986); Wasson, 'Touring Companies', 53 (1988)]

Clifford, Henry, Lord Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (1592-1643). Patron(?) (1640). (Nephew of George Clifford) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 81 (1910); Peerage iii, 569 (1913); Butler, 'Provincial Masque' (1986), 151-3]

Clifton, Sir Gervase (1587-1666). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6), performer in masque (Gypsies Metamorphosed, 1621). [Venn, ACant i, 356 (1922); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 496 (1969); REED Cambridge, 951 (1989)]

Clifton, Robert. See Clyfton, Robert.

Clifton, Thomas (c.1587-1621). Kidnapped to be boy player for Chapel, but released. [Venn, ACant i, 356 (1922); ES, ii, 310; Nungezer, 93; Forse, 'Extortion' (1990)]

Clinton, Edward Fiennes de, 1st (16th) Earl of Lincoln, Lord Clinton (c.1512-85). Patron (Lord Admiral's 1566-67; Lincoln's 1573). (Father of Henry Clinton) [ES ii, 96; Peerage vii, 690 (1929); O'Conor, Godes Peace and the Queenes (1934); DTRB, 379 (1984); Gurr, Playing Companies, 171, 180 (1996)]

Clinton, Henry Fiennes de, 2nd (17th) Earl of Lincoln, Lord Clinton (c.1541-1616). Patron (Lord Clinton's 1574-77, Lincoln's 1599-1609). (Son of Edward Clinton; brother-in-law of George Hastings; father-in-law of Charles Willoughby) [ES ii, 96; Peerage vii, 693 (1929); O'Conor, Godes Peace and the Queenes (1934); REED Norwich, 365 (1984); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 449 (1986); Gurr, Playing Companies, 171, 180 (1996)]

Clovel, Henry (fl. 1620-27) (Cloville). Actor in academic play? (Queens College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant i, 358 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]

Clun, Walter (d. 1664) (Clunne). Actor (King's c.1638; Europe 1644-6; London 1648; King's 1660-64). [Nungezer, 94; Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, 202, 304 (1928); JCS ii, 408; Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972); George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans iii, 366 (1975); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light' (1991)]

Clyfton, Robert (d. 1482-3). Patron (1450-1). [Beadle, 'Mettingham College', 126, 129, 130n7 (1979); DTRB, 379 (1984)]

Co., Ja. A ghost name. [JCS iii, 166]

Coates, Abraham (c.1604-1623<). Musician; pupil of Richard Balls. [Sisson, 'Notes', 27 (1942)]

Cobbes, James (fl. 1619-23). Playwright. [JCS iii, 166; Schuler, 'James Cobbes' (1978)]

Cobham, Lord. See Brooke, John (1464-1512); Brooke, George (1529-58); Brooke, William (1558-97).

Coborne, Edward. See Colborne, Edward.

Cockroft, Henry (d.c.1567; fl. 1547-67). Playwright at Cambridge. [Venn, ACant i, 362 (1922); DTRB, 98, 412 (1984)]

Codbolt, Lightfoot (fl. 1607). Paul's chorister (1607). [Nungezer, 96] (possibly related to William Cobbold (1560-1639) in Grove iv, 507?)

Codbolt, Thomas (fl. 1607). Paul's chorister (1607). [Nungezer, 96]

Coffen, Roger (fl. 1552-6). Child of the Chapel Royal. [BDECM, 267 (1998)]

Coffin, Francis (b. 1562; fl. 1595-1602). Actor (Dudley's 1595-1602). [Nungezer, 96]

Cokayne, Sir Aston (1608-84) (Cockaine, Cochaine, Cockayn, Cokain). Poet, playwright, masque writer. [JCS iii, 166]

Coke, Elizabeth Cecil Hatton. See Hatton, Elizabeth.

Coke, Richard (fl. 1547-56). Actor (King's/Queen's 1547-56). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 96]

Colborne, Edward (fl. 1610-25) (Colbrand, Coborne, Coborn). Actor (Prince Henry's-Palsgrave's 1610-13). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 96; JCS ii, 408]

Cole, Francis (fl. 1641). Ghost name; pseudonym of Abraham Cowley as writer for royal entertainment. [JCS iii, 172; REED Cambridge, 995 (1989)]

Coleman, Charles (d. 1664). Singer/musician in masques (Cupid's Banishment, 1617; Triumph of Peace, 1634), composer for royal entertainment (1636) and masque (Siege of Rhodes, 1656). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 47 (1965); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans iii, 382 (1975); McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239, 259 (1988); BDECM, 271 (1998); Grove vi, 97 (2001)]

Coles, Robert (fl. 1598-9). Paul's chorister, boy actor (Paul's 1599). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 96]

Collewell, Richard (fl. 1633). Actor. [Nungezer, 97; JCS ii, 409]

Colley, Thomas (fl. 1597). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 39 (1984)]

Collins, Edward (fl. 1637). Actor(?) (King's 1637). [Nungezer, 97; JCS ii, 409; George, 'Pre-1642 Cast Lists' (1977)]

Collins, Jeffrey (fl. 1624-34). Musician for King's Men and at Cockpit. [Nungezer, 97; JCS ii, 409; Cutts, 'New Findings', 103 (1966); Sabol, 'New Documents', 25 (1966)]

Colman, William (d. 1539). Child of the Chapel Royal (1509-11). [ES ii, 310; Nungezer, 97; BDECM, 278 (1998)]

Colyer, John (d. 1546?). Clerk of the Tents and Revels (1544-5). [Streitberger, Court Revels, 163, 166, 431 (1994)]

Combes, William (fl. 1594). Chorister (Children of Windsor 1594). [Nungezer, 98]

Compton, Anne. See Sackville, Anne Spencer Stanley Compton.

Compton, Cecily Sackville. See Sackville, Cecily.

Compton, Henry, 1st Baron Compton (1544-89). Patron (Lord Compton's 1573-8). (Husband of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville; father of William Compton; stepbrother of Henry Herbert) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 34 (1910); Peerage iii, 390 (1913); Hasler, House of Commons i, 635 (1981); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 439 (1986)]

Compton, James, 3rd (12th) Earl of Northampton (1622-81). Playwright, translator. (Son of Spencer Compton; grandson of William Compton) [Peerage ix, 681 (1936); Kelliher, 'James Compton' (1980); Randall, Winter Fruit, 211-3, 262-6 (1995)]

Compton, Spencer, 2nd (11th) Earl of Northampton (1601-43). Actor in academic play (Clare College, Cambridge 1614-15). (Son of William Compton; father of James Compton; grandson of Henry Compton) [Venn, ACant i, 378 (1922); Peerage ix, 679 (1936); REED Cambridge, 955 (1989)]

Compton, William, 2nd Baron Compton, 1st (10th) Earl of Northampton (c.1568-1630). Patron (Lord Compton's 1605), performer in masque (Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Son of Henry Compton; father of Spencer Compton; grandfather of James Compton; stepson of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 35 (1910); ES iii, 393; Peerage ix, 677 (1936); REED Coventry, 367, 374 (1981)]

Comptroller. See Croft, Sir James.

Condell, Elizabeth Smart (d. 1635). Sharer. (Wife of Henry Condell) [Barnard, New Links, 24-36 (1930); JCS ii, 409; Eccles, 'Actors I', 44 (1991); Wills, 182 (1993)]

Condell, Henry (1576-1627). Actor (Chamberlain's-King's 1598-1627), sharer. (Husband of Elizabeth Condell) [ES, ii, 310; Nungezer, 98; Barnard, New Links, 1-23 (1930); JCS ii, 410; Riddell, 'Actors', 292 (1969); Honneyman, 'Henry Condell' (1985); Eccles, 'Actors I', 44 (1991); Wills, 156 (1993)]

Confess (fl. 1613). Performer in masque (Lords' Masque, 1613). [ES iii, 244]

Constable, Henry (c.1562-1613). Poet, actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 397 (1914); Venn, ACant i, 382 (1922); Grundy, Poems of Henry Constable (1960); DLB 136: 45 (1994)]

Constable, Sir John (1526-79). Patron(?) (1575-6). (Brother-in-law of Henry Scrope) [Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 105 (1974); Hasler, House of Commons i, 641 (1981)]

Constable, Sir William (d. 1655). Performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Conway, Robert (I) (fl. 1583-<1596). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 39 (1984)]

Conway, Robert (II) (d. 1660). Theatrical investor. [Milhous and Hume, 'New Light' (1991)]

Coock, William. See Cooke, William.

Cooke, Abell (1589-1607<). Boy actor (Queen's Revels 1606-7). [Nungezer, 101]

Cooke, Alexander (1583?-1614). Actor (Chamberlain's-King's 1597-1614), sharer. [ES, ii, 311; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 102; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 49 (1931); Wills, 3, 94 (1993)]

Cooke, Edward (fl. 1509-11). Child of the Chapel Royal (1509-11). [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 103; BDECM, 287 (1998)]

Cooke, John. (fl. 1604-1614). Playwright. [ES iii, 269; Berman, Greene's Tu Quoque (1984); Bly, 'John Cooke' (1998)]

Cooke, Lionel (fl. 1583-1588). Actor (Queen's 1583-88). [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 103; McMillin, 'Simon Jewell', 176 (1976); George, 'Shakespeare and Pembroke's Men', 310 (1981)]

Cooke, Richard (Cok, Coke) (fl. 1547-52). Actor (King's 1547-52; Queen's 1553-56). [DTRB, 381-2, 397 (1984)]

Cooke, Thomas (I) (fl. 1583). Actor (Worcester's 1583). [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 103]

Cooke, Thomas (II) (fl. 1638). Actor(?) (Ireland). (possibly mistake for William Cooke) [Stevenson, 'First Irish Theatre', 153 (1942)]

Cooke, William (I) (fl. 1608). Lessee of Whitefriars. [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 103]

Cooke, William (II) (fl. 1632-44). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1632-35; Ireland 1638; Netherlands 1644-5). [Nungezer, 104; JCS ii, 413; Stevenson, 'First Irish Theatre', 153 (1942)]

Cooling, John (d.<1626). Actor. [Nungezer, 104; JCS ii, 413]

Cooper, D. (fl. 1514). Songwriter for interlude. [DTRB, 255, 412 (1984)]

Cooper, John (fl. 1613). Musician in masque (Lords' Masque, 1613). [ES iii, 244]

Coote, Charles (c.1610-61). Musician?, actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant i, 393 (1922); REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]

Coote, Thomas (d. 1619; fl. 1601-17). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1604-13). [Venn, ACant i, 393 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950-2 (1989)]

Coote, William (fl. 1608-35). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1611-15). [Venn, ACant i, 393 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951-4 (1989)]

Coprario, Giovanni (fl. 1613). Composer for masque (Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613). [ES iii, 246]

Cordell, Samuel (fl. 1634). Trumpeter in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965)]

Corden, George (fl. 1640). Actor. [Nungezer, 104; JCS ii, 414]

Corkin, William (fl. 1610-17). Musician for entertainment (1612) and in Poland (1617); composer. [Riewald, 'New Light', 90 (1960); Frank, 'New Dowland Document' (1983); Riewald, 'Annotated Bibliography', 171 (1984); Grove vi, 470 (2001)]

Cornish, John (fl. 1501). Gentleman of Chapel Royal, pageant-master (1501) (?). [Nungezer, 104; Streitberger, 'William Cornish', 5-6 (1986); Grove vi, 491 (2001)]

Cornish, Kit. Ghost name in Chapel records (1508). [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 104]

Cornish, William (I) (d. 1502; fl. 1479-1502). Master of Song School, Westminster (1479-80). (Father of William Cornish (II)?) [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 105; Baillie, 'Correspondence' (1955); Anglo, 'William Cornish' (1959); DTRB, 412 (1984); Streitberger, 'Henry VIII's Entertainment' (1984); Streitberger, 'William Cornish' (1986); DLB 132: 91 (1993); Skinner, 'William Cornysh' (1997); BDECM, 304 (1998); Grove vi, 491 (2001)]

Cornish, William (II) (d. 1523). Master of Children of Chapel Royal (1509-23), deviser of pageants and disguisings, actor in pageants. (Son of William Cornish (I)?) [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 105; Baillie, 'Correspondence' (1955); Anglo, 'William Cornish' (1959); Baillie, 'Biographical Notes', 31 (1962); DTRB, 413 (1984); Streitberger, 'Henry VIII's Entertainment' (1984); Streitberger, 'William Cornish' (1986); DLB 132: 91 (1993); Skinner, 'William Cornysh' (1997); BDECM, 304 (1998); Kisby, 'Courtier in the Community' (1999); Grove vi, 491 (2001)]

Cornwallis, Sir William (fl. 1604). Host of Highgate Entertainment (1604). [ES iii, 392]

Cornyshe, William. See Cornish, William (I) and (II).

Cosnet, John (fl. 1613). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 386 (1990)]

Costell, Samuel (fl. 1613). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 386 (1990)]

Costine, John (fl. 1636). Actor. [JCS ii, 414]

Costine, William (fl. 1632-3). Puppet showman. (same as John Costine?) [JCS ii, 414; REED Coventry, 433-4 (1981)]

Cotterel, Sir Charles (1615-1701). Actor in academic play (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant i, 402 (1922); REED Cambridge, 960 (1989)]

Cotton, John (fl. 1620). Failed theatrical speculator. [JCS ii, 414]

Couf, P. [JCS iii, 172]

Courten, Katherine Egerton. See Egerton, Katherine.

Courteney, Henry, 10th (19th) Earl of Devon, Marquess of Exeter (c.1498-1539). Patron (Marquis of Exeter's 1536-7). [Peerage iv, 330 (1916); DTRB, 379 (1984)]

Cowley, Abraham (1618-67). Latin playwright. [JCS iii, 172; Nethercot, Abraham Cowley (1931); Loiseau, Abraham Cowley (1931); RLDE 2/18: 1 (1991); DLB 151: 105 (1995)]

Cowley, Richard (1568?-1619). Actor (Strange's 1593; Chamberlain's-King's 1598-1619). [ES ii, 312; Nungezer, 105; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 44 (1931); JCS ii, 414; Eccles, 'Actors I', 45 (1991); Wills, 112 (1993); Cerasano, 'Henslowe/Forman', 157 (1993)]

Cowpen, James de (fl. 1290-1307). Organizer of miracle plays. [DTRB, 164, 413 (1984)]

Cowper, John (fl. 1598). Actor (?) (Queen's 1598) (possibly mistake for John Towne?). [REED York, 481 (1979); George, 'Shakespeare and Pembroke's Men', 310 (1981)]

Cox, Robert (1604?-55). Actor (Cockpit 1639; London 1648; Red Bull 1653), writer of drolls. [Rollins, 'Commonwealth Drama', 307-8, 311 (1921); Rollins, 'Miscellaneous Notes', 59-60 (1923); Elson, Wits, 11-39 (1932); JCS ii, 414; iii, 182; Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 496, 501 (1991); Randall, Winter Fruit, 150-3 (1995)]

Coxson, Augustine (d. 1589). Musician. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 40 (1984)] (related to Robert Coxsun (c.1490-1548<) in Grove?)

Cramfield, Elizabeth (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239, 259 (1988)]

Cramfield, Mary (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239 (1988)]

Cranborne, Viscountess. See Cecil, Catherine Howard.

Crane, John (I) (d. 1583; fl. 1536-78). Actor in academic play (Christ's, Cambridge, 1544-5). (same as below?) [Venn, ACant i, 412 (1922); REED Cambridge, 137, 942 (1989)]

Crane, John (II) (fl. 1550). Actor. [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 106]

Crane, Ralph (c.1560->1632). Playhouse scribe. [Nungezer, 106; JCS ii, 415; Wilson, 'Ralph Crane' (1927); Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 11, 87]

Crane, Thomas (fl. 1576-87). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1583). [Foster, AOx, 345 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]

Crane, William (d. 1545). Master of Children of Chapel Royal (1523-45), actor in court entertainments. [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 107; Baillie, 'Biographical Notes', 32 (1962); Streitberger, 'William Cornish', 9 (1986); BDECM, 312 (1998); Grove vi, 645 (2001)]

Cranwigge, James (fl. 1598). Played 'challenge' at Rose, November 4, 1598. [Nungezer, 107]

Crate, Christopher (fl. 1649). Actor. [JCS ii, 416]

Crawford, James (fl. 1617). Actor. [JCS ii, 416]

Cremor, Jacob (fl. 1634). Trumpeter in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965)]

Crichton, Robert, 8th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (c.1568-1612). Performer in masque (Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608, as Lord Sankre (Sanquhar)). [Peerage iii, 541 (1913); ES iii, 382; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 438 (1950)]

Crispe, Nicholas (c.1526?-64) (Cripps). Patron(?) (1558-9). [Dawson, 'Kent', 169 (1965); Bindoff, House of Commons i, 723 (1982); DTRB, 380 (1984)]

Cristean, Margaret (fl. 1534). Actress in Drapers' Midsummer show (1534). [Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 24 (1954)]

Crocker, Edward (fl. 1618). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 142 (1990)]

Crocker, John. See Croker, John.

Croft, Sir James, Lord Comptroller (c.1517-90). Patron (Master Controller's 1574-5). [Bindoff, House of Commons i, 724 (1982); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 439 (1986)]

Crofts, William (fl. 1629-61). Actor in academic play (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant i, 421 (1922); REED Cambridge, 960 (1989)]

Croker, John (c.1590?-1625) (Crocker). Boy actor (Chapel). [Eccles, 'Actors I', 39 (1991); BDECM, 318 (1998)]

Crome, William (1584-?; fl. 1632-). Supplier of costumes to players. [JCS ii, 417]

Crompton, Thomas (fl. 1598). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1598). [Boas, University Drama, 400 (1914); Venn, ACant i, 422 (1922); Caylor, Leander, 3 (1993)]

Cromwell, Edward, 4th Baron Cromwell (c.1560-1607). Patron (Lord Cromwell's 1600). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 36 (1910); REED Norwich, 360 (1984)]

Cromwell, Sir Oliver (I) (c.1566-1655). Performer in masque (Barriers to a Marriage, 1606). (Uncle of Oliver Cromwell (II)) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons i, 681 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]

Cromwell, Oliver (II) (1599-1658). Soldier, politician, Lord Protector. (Nephew of Oliver Cromwell (I)) [Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, 44ff (1928); Fraser, Cromwell, 462-76 (1973); REED Cambridge, 991-3 (1989); Randall, Winter Fruit, 95-139 (1995)]

Cromwell, Thomas, 1st Baron Cromwell, Principal Secretary to the King, Lord Privy Seal, 1st (16th) Earl of Essex (c.1485-1540). Patron (Lord Privy Seal's/Secretary's/Lord Cromwell's) 1536-40). [Peerage iii, 555 (1913); Bindoff, House of Commons i, 728 (1982); DTRB, 380 (1984); Ingram, Business, 76-80 (1992)]

Croo, Robert. See Crowe, Robert.

Cropley, John (c.1581-1629). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1603). [Boas, University Drama, 400 (1914); Caylor, Leander, 3 (1993)]

Crosse, Nicholas (fl. 1607). Paul's chorister (1607). [Nungezer, 108]

Crosse, Samuel (1568?-?). Actor (Chamberlain's?). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 108; Eccles, 'Actors I', 45 (1991)]

Croston, W. (fl. 1563). Playwright (Chester). [Annals, 38 (1989)]

Crouse. See Cruso, Aquila.

Crowe, Robert (fl. 1525-57) (Croo). Pageant-maker, reviser of Corpus Christi play in Coventry. [DTRB, 115, 116, 118 (1984)]

Crowne, James (fl. 1573-4). Actor. [REED Devon, 52-3 (1986)]

Crowther, Joseph (c.1610-89) (Crouther, Crowder). Latin playwright. [Foster, AOx, 359 (1891); Venn, ACant i, 429 (1922); JCS iii, 183; RLDE 1/10: 17 (1982)]

Cruso, Aquila (c.1595-1660). Academic playwright. [Venn, ACant i, 429 (1922); ES iii, 270; iv, 374; JCS iii, 185; RLDE 2/14, 6]

Cuff, P. [JCS iii, 186]

Cumber, John (d. 1623). Actor (Queen Anne's 1616-23), playwright(?). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 108; JCS ii, 417; iii, 186; Sisson, 'Notes', 27 (1942)]

Cumberland, Earl of. See Clifford, George.

Cunningham (fl. 1618). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1618-19). [REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]

Curt (or Curtis). Actor (King's). Probably Curtis Greville. [JCS ii, 418]

Curteys, James (fl. 1509). Chapel Royal (1509). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 109; BDECM, 326 (1998)]

Cutler, James (>1605). Boy actor (Chapel). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 109]

Cutts, Charles (fl. 1650). Actor (in London). [Rollins, 'Commonwealth Drama', 301 (1921)]